Improvement in wash-boilers



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JOHN "MgrNNus, or OXFORD,` PENNSYLVANIA.

' teatros Patent No. liaseauaaufnarchi,1871.

- IMPRovi-:MENT'IN wAsi-i-son;sus.`

` vThe `Schedule referred to in these Letters Paten-tand making part of the same.

-'o allfwhomtt concertar y l V `Beit known that '1,J0HNMGImvtstf'oxford,

`in the county of Chester andState of Pennsylvania,

Vhave invented a new and improved Wash-Boiler; and I dohereby declare the following toAbe a'full, clear, and exact descriptum,` of `the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawing forming a part oi' this specification, in which- A I t y Figure L is aside View, the sprayer having been red "moveclg f "Figure 2 is a similar' view with the sprayer in place;

Figure is a` longitudinal vertical section in line :c moi'rhg. 4;

Figure .5 `is aviewof the key, detached. lSimilar letters of reference ,in the accompanying drawing indicate corresponding-parts.

rlhis invent-ionrelatestothat class ci" boilersfin" which the steam, l.generatelil under acucave plate or false bottom, forces the water up through a tubefor tubes and dischargesritupon the clothes and 1 It 'consists in a novel combinationof parts,by which a singlefboiler'can be adj usted and adapted at pleasure to almost anykind of work, wit-hout danger to the attendanti'omithe hot steam orwater. Inl the drawingi er represents au oblong plate having a flange turnedr `flownaround its `edgesf,"`aud adapted tobe set witlxin `a boiler, as `sllowniu tig. l, the boiler being the're represented `in dotted lines.r ,1 i Large openings are inade near the end of this plate` or false bottom, and annular collars C C are soldered arouiidtheni to receive and supportthe tapering tubes B, through which thewater is elevated by the action ofthe `steam generated in the` chamber Af beneaththe .i concave plate or false bottom.

The tubes B B are bent` to a horizontalliue at their upper ends b b, andare adapted to receive andsupport advtachable sprayiugtube I), as shown in tig.2.

When the sprayer-isi-lot in use, the dischargespouts b `b lna'y'be turned iuv any desired direction, so

as to `discharge the water i upon any portion ot' the clothes contained in the boiler, as shown in fig. 1,

'To facilitate this adjustment of the spo'u`ts,little sockets, e e, are made on `their sides, and aforked key, E, (lig. 5,) is provided, theprongs oi' which fit into the sockets, so that the attendant, withouttaking hold of' bottomvie'w, showing one-halt` of the i ingsand is forced among the clothes.-

the tubes or placing her hand within reach of the hot steam or water, can readily turn the nozzles, or remove the tubes and otherapparatus from the boiler.

The collars are considerably elongated,.and made tapering toward their upper ends, so as to tit closely Within the tubes, and on the front edge of each is a large orifice, o, corresponding'to a similar Open-q ing, o', iu the rear side of each tube B at thesame` level.

drawing, they close the orifices o o; but when reversed the openings' o o' coincide, and the water, instead ot' rising the whole length of the tubes and being discharged upon the clothes, escapes through said open- Ln' order to yfacilitate the return of the water to the "chamber beneath plate A, and to partially heat it durg ing its return, I provide a series of open tubes, g g g,

extendingfrom the kplate down nearly to la line with the lower edge' of the side flanges, as shown in g. 3.

" 'A steamjchamber, a, is providdimtheupper part of chamber 'AQ-and extending from one tube Btothe;

other, so that thev steam shall have a space in which" to exert itsdownward pressure upon the water ,and force the latter into the vertical tubes B.

' 'It will be observed that not only the spraying-pipe `D, 'but also. the Vertical tubes B B, may be detached 'and removed'froln the boiler if desired.

Having thus described my invention,

by Letters Patent, -is- 1. The combination of the plate A, tubes g q q`,ucol

lars C O,`"detachable tubes B b, and detachable spra tube 1),] all constructed as described, when said tubes B blare provided with openings o corresponding to' openings on the collars,and with sockets e e' adapted to receive the prongs of alli'ting-ibrk, E,` substantially asand for the` purposes herein set forth.

2. 1,11 connection with a detachable and removable spouting apparatus, having a plate, A, and tubes B B,

and adapted to be used in any colu'ulon'waslhboiler, 'as described, the application of' sockets@ c to the walls of the tubes B B, for the purpose of receiving the tines ci' a lifting instrument, substantially as herein set forth.

. JOHN MCINNES, Witnesses: ANDREW C. RAwLrNGs, N. K. Etnswonru.

When the tubes B B are turned as shown in the- Wha't I claim as new'therein, and desire to secure, 

